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CARMANAH ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO SKULL RIDGE GOLD CORP.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, April 6, 2026, Skull Ridge Gold Corp. (formerly, Carmanah Minerals Corp.) (CSE: SKUL) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has filed a Notice of Alteration to change its name from "Carmanah Minerals Corp." to "Skull Ridge Gold Corp.", effective April 2, 2026. The trading symbol will also change from "CARM" to "SKUL".

Trading in the common shares of the Company on the Canadian Securities Exchange will commence under the new name and symbol on April 8, 2026.

New trading symbol: SKUL

New CUSIP: 83087B107

New ISIN: CA83087B1076

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Karim Rayani

Executive Chairman, CEO & Director

Telephone: (604) 716 0551

k@r7.capital

About Skull Ridge Gold Corp.

Skull Ridge Gold Corp. (CSE: SKUL) is advancing its district-scale Heritage Gold-Silver Project on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland, encompassing approximately 145 km Superscript 2 of contiguous mineral claims. The project lies within one of Atlantic Canada's most prospective and underexplored epithermal belts. Heritage is hosted along the Point May Epithermal Zone, a multi-kilometre mineralized system with 21 high-priority drill targets and known occurrences of high-grade silver, gold, and base metals. The property offers significant multi-commodity upside across a largely underexplored land package. The Company's next phase of exploration will focus on expanding drilling along the Eagle Zone and advancing toward an updated resource estimate.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements about the change of name of the Company. Wherever possible, words such as "may", "will", "should", "could", "expect", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict" or "potential" or the negative or other variations of these words, or similar words or phrases, have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management as at the date hereof.

Forward-looking statements involve significant risk, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this news release except as otherwise required by law.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulation services provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.